[Leica] OT: A little history

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

Not only does it bring back memories, it serves as an excellent reminder
of how spectacularly far, and in how short a time, digital has evolved.
It may also suggest - emphasis on the "may" - that some of what many
call marketing ploys and planned obsolescence by digital camera
manufacturers is simply light-speed evolution and a marketing 'space
race,' rather than a ploy to make equipment obsolete on a regular basis.


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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Slobodan Dimitrov
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:52 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: A little history


The article brings back memories.
Back in the early 90's I had decided to cover news for a weekly with 
120 TLR and SLR. I remember being elbow to elbow with the AP folks, 
them cursing their digital Flintstone cameras and me cursing reloading 
12 exposure rolls. In the space of 3 years from 95 to 98, everyone was 
shooting digital, myself including.
At the beginning of the 90's many news shooters would have an M2, M4, 
or an M6 with a 35mm along for the ride. By 96-97, even that practice 
fell by the way side. Now, when a news shooter shows up at an event 
with Leicas, it's when they're not on the clock, and are pursuing a 
personal project that never sees the light of day.
S. Dimitrov



On Jan 24, 2005, at 11:56 PM, Feli wrote:

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